# EFL Young Player of the Month

The EFL Young Player of the Month is an award for young players in all three divisions of the English Football League. To be eligible players must be under-21 or turn 21 during the current season. It was first awarded in December 2009. Victor Moses of Crystal Palace was the first winner.

## List of winners

| Month | Year | Nationality | Player | Team | Division | Age | Ref |
| December | 2009.102009 | Nigeria | Victor Moses | Crystal Palace | Championship | 19 years, 20 days | |
| January | 2009.102010 | England | Chris Martin | Norwich City | League One | 21 years, 89 days | |
| February | 2009.102010 | England | Alex Smithies | Huddersfield Town | League One | 19 years, 361 days | |
| March | 2009.102010 | England | Charlie Austin | Swindon Town | League One | 20 years, 270 days | |
| April | 2009.102010 | England | Connor Wickham | Ipswich Town | Championship | 17 years, 31 days | |
| August | 2010.112010 | England | Sam Baldock | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 21 years, 170 days | |
| September | 2010.112010 | England | Marvin Sordell | Watford | Championship | 21 years, 226 days | |
| October | 2010.112010 | England | Kazenga LuaLua | Brighton & Hove Albion | League One | 19 years, 326 days | |
| November | 2010.112010 | England | Steven Caulker | Bristol City | Championship | 18 years, 337 days | |
| December | 2010.112010 | England | Will Buckley | Watford | Championship | 21 years, 33 days | |
| January | 2010.112011 | England | Jay Rodriguez | Burnley | Championship | 21 years, 188 days | |
| February | 2010.112011 | England | Jon Taylor | Shrewsbury Town | League Two | 18 years, 224 days | |
| March | 2010.112011 | England | Alex McCarthy | Reading | Championship | 21 years, 119 days | |
| April | 2010.112011 | England | Danny Ings | AFC Bournemouth | League One | 19 years, 16 days | |
| August | 2011.122011 | England | Harry Maguire | Sheffield United | League One | 18 years, 180 days | |
| September | 2011.122011 | England | Gary Madine | Sheffield Wednesday | League One | 21 years, 38 days | |
| October | 2011.122011 | Northern Ireland | Billy Kee | Burton Albion | League Two | 20 years, 335 days | |
| November | 2011.122011 | England | Jonjo Shelvey | Blackpool | Championship | 19 years, 277 days | |
| December | 2011.122011 | England | Nick Powell | Crewe Alexandra | League Two | 17 years, 283 days | |
| January | 2011.122012 | Scotland | Matt Phillips | Blackpool | Championship | 20 years, 325 days | |
| February | 2011.122012 | Wales | Kieron Freeman | Notts County | League One | 19 years, 356 days | |
| March | 2011.122012 | Ireland | Sean Murray | Watford | Championship | 18 years, 173 days | |
| April | 2011.122012 | England | Luke Freeman | Stevenage | League One | 20 years, 40 days | |
| August | 2012.132012 | England | Max Clayton | Crewe Alexandra | League One | 18 years, 23 days | |
| September | 2012.132012 | England | George Bowerman | Walsall | League One | 20 years, 330 days | |
| October | 2012.132012 | England | Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace | Championship | 19 years, 357 days | |
| November | 2012.132012 | England | Will Hughes | Derby County | Championship | 17 years, 238 days | |
| December | 2012.132012 | England | Tendayi Darikwa | Chesterfield | League Two | 21 years, 19 days | |
| January | 2012.132013 | Ireland | Carl McHugh | Bradford City | League Two | 19 years, 362 days | |
| February | 2012.132013 | England | George Long | Sheffield United | League One | 19 years, 116 days | |
| March | 2012.132013 | England | Sam Byram | Leeds United | Championship | 19 years, 197 days | |
| April | 2012.132013 | England | Nathaniel Chalobah | Watford | Championship | 18 years, 138 days | |
| August | 2013.142013 | England | Britt Assombalonga | Peterborough United | League One | 20 years, 269 days | |
| September | 2013.142013 | England | Liam Moore | Leicester City | Championship | 20 years, 243 days | |
| October | 2013.142013 | England | Jordan Cousins | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 19 years, 240 days | |
| November | 2013.142013 | England | Ollie Banks | Chesterfield | League Two | 21 years, 71 days | |
| December | 2013.142013 | England | Patrick Bamford | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 20 years, 118 days | |
| January | 2013.142014 | England | Jake Bidwell | Brentford | League One | 20 years, 326 days | |
| February | 2013.142014 | United States | Will Packwood | Birmingham City | Championship | 20 years, 284 days | |
| March | 2013.142014 | England | Dale Jennings | Barnsley | Championship | 21 years, 101 days | |
| April | 2013.142014 | England | Moses Odubajo | Leyton Orient | League One | 20 years, 277 days | |
| August | 2014.152014 | England | Dele Alli | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 18 years, 143 days | |
| September | 2014.152014 | England | Matt Ingram | Wycombe Wanderers | League Two | 20 years, 287 days | |
| October | 2014.152014 | England | Marcus Maddison | Peterborough United | League One | 21 years, 36 days | |
| November | 2014.152014 | England | Alex Mowatt | Leeds United | Championship | 19 years, 291 days | |
| December | 2014.152014 | England | Demarai Gray | Birmingham City | Championship | 18 years, 187 days | |
| January | 2014.152015 | England | Dominic Iorfa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 19 years, 208 days | |
| February | 2014.152015 | England | Joe Bryan | Bristol City | League One | 21 years, 165 days | |
| March | 2014.152015 | England | Scott Harrison | Hartlepool United | League Two | 21 years, 210 days | |
| April | 2014.152015 | England | Dan Bentley | Southend United | League Two | 21 years, 292 days | |
| August | 2015.162015 | Scotland | Ryan Fraser | Ipswich Town | Championship | 21 years, 189 days | |
| September | 2015.162015 | England | Rico Henry | Walsall | League One | 18 years, 85 days | |
| October | 2015.162015 | France | Moussa Dembélé | Fulham | Championship | 19 years, 112 days | |
| November | 2015.162015 | England | Jermaine Anderson | Peterborough United | League One | 19 years, 199 days | |
| December | 2015.162015 | Wales | Tom Lockyer | Bristol Rovers | League Two | 21 years, 29 days | |
| January | 2015.162016 | England | Ben Osborn | Nottingham Forest | Championship | 21 years, 180 days | |
| February | 2015.162016 | Northern Ireland | Cameron McGeehan | Luton Town | League Two | 20 years, 330 days | |
| March | 2015.162016 | England | Ollie Watkins | Exeter City | League Two | 20 years, 93 days | |
| April | 2015.162016 | England | Ben Thompson | Millwall | League One | 20 years, 211 days | |
| August | 2016.172016 | England | Nathan Smith | Port Vale | League One | 20 years, 151 days | |
| September | 2016.172016 | England | Tammy Abraham | Bristol City | Championship | 18 years, 365 days | |
| October | 2016.172016 | England | Kalvin Phillips | Leeds United | Championship | 20 years, 335 days | |
| November | 2016.172016 | England | Liam Mandeville | Doncaster Rovers | League Two | 19 years, 288 days | |
| December | 2016.172016 | England | Frankie Kent | Colchester United | League Two | 21 years, 41 days | |
| January | 2016.172017 | England | John Swift | Reading | Championship | 21 years, 223 days | |
| February | 2016.172017 | England | Ryan Ledson | Oxford United | League One | 19 years, 194 days | |
| March | 2016.172017 | Nigeria | Bright Osayi-Samuel | Blackpool | League Two | 19 years, 91 days | |
| April | 2016.172017 | England | Josh Cullen | Bradford City | League One | 21 years, 24 days | |
| August | 2017.182017 | England | Jarrod Bowen | Hull City | Championship | 20 years, 255 days | |
| September | 2017.182017 | England | Callum Brittain | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 19 years, 203 days | |
| October | 2017.182017 | Ivory Coast | Siriki Dembélé | Grimsby Town | League Two | 21 years, 55 days | |
| November | 2017.182017 | England | Hakeeb Adelakun | Scunthorpe United | League One | 21 years, 173 days | |
| December | 2017.182017 | England | Callum Lang | Morecambe | League Two | 19 years, 115 days | |
| January | 2017.182018 | England | James Maddison | Norwich City | Championship | 21 years, 70 days | |
| February | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| March | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| April | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| August | 2018.192018 | England | Josh Maja | Sunderland | League One | 19 years, 248 days | |
| September | 2018.192018 | Northern Ireland | Jamal Lewis | Norwich City | Championship | 20 years, 249 days | |
| October | 2018.192018 | England | Harvey Gilmour | Tranmere Rovers | League Two | 19 years, 321 days | |
| November | 2018.192018 | England | James Justin | Luton Town | League One | 20 years, 281 days | |
| December | 2018.192018 | England | George Miller | Bradford City | League One | 20 years, 143 days | |
| January | 2018.192019 | Scotland | Jacob Brown | Barnsley | League One | 20 years, 297 days | |
| February | 2018.192019 | England | Tyrese Campbell | Shrewsbury Town | League One | 19 years, 63 days | |
| March | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| April | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| August | 2019.202019 | England | Conor Gallagher | Charlton Athletic | Championship | 19 years, 207 days | |
| September | 2019.202019 | England | Jacob Greaves | Cheltenham Town | League Two | 19 years, 19 days | |
| October | 2019.202019 | Finland | Marcus Forss | AFC Wimbledon | League One | 20 years, 136 days | |
| November | 2019.202019 | England | Jude Bellingham | Birmingham City | Championship | 16 years, 155 days | |
| December | 2019.202019 | England | Djed Spence | Middlesbrough | Championship | 19 years, 145 days | |
| January | 2019.202020 | Wales | Luke Jephcott | Plymouth Argyle | League Two | 20 years, 6 days | |
| February | 2019.202020 | Australia | Harry Souttar | Fleetwood Town | League One | 21 years, 131 days | |
| September | 2020.212020 | England | Keane Lewis-Potter | Hull City | League One | 19 years, 222 days | |
| October | 2020.212020 | Wales | Brandon Cooper | Newport County | League Two | 20 years, 292 days | |
| November | 2020.212020 | England | Max Aarons | Norwich City | Championship | 20 years, 332 days | |
| December | 2020.212020 | France | Michael Olise | Reading | Championship | 19 years, 20 days | |
| January | 2020.212021 | Ghana | Kwadwo Baah | Rochdale | League One | 18 years, 5 days | |
| February | 2020.212021 | England | Callum Styles | Barnsley | Championship | 20 years, 338 days | |
| March | 2020.212021 | England | Morgan Rogers | Lincoln City | League One | 18 years, 249 days | |
| April | 2020.212021 | England | Ayoub Assal | AFC Wimbledon | League One | 19 years, 100 days | |
| August | 2021.222021 | England | Fábio Carvalho | Fulham | Championship | 19 years, 2 days | |
| September | 2021.222021 | Wales | Brennan Johnson | Nottingham Forest | Championship | 20 years, 131 days | |
| October | 2021.222021 | England | Connor Taylor | Bristol Rovers | League Two | 20 years, 7 days | |
| November | 2021.222021 | England | Matt O'Riley | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 21 years, 10 days | |
| December | 2021.222021 | England | Dan Neil | Sunderland | League One | 20 years, 19 days | |
| January | 2021.222022 | England | Finn Azaz | Newport County | League Two | 21 years, 147 days | |
| February | 2021.222022 | England | Joe Tomlinson | Swindon Town | League Two | 21 years, 265 days | |
| March | 2021.222022 | England | Djed Spence | Nottingham Forest | Championship | 21 years, 235 days | |
| April | 2021.222022 | England | Elliot Anderson | Bristol Rovers | League Two | 19 years, 176 days | |
| August | 2022.232022 | Scotland | Tommy Conway | Bristol City | Championship | 20 years, 26 days | |
| September | 2022.232022 | England | Bali Mumba | Plymouth Argyle | League One | 20 years, 358 days | |
| October | 2022.232022 | England | Jay Stansfield | Exeter City | League One | 19 years, 342 days | |
| November | 2022.232022 | England | Ayoub Assal | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 20 years, 10 days | |
| December | 2022.232022 | Ivory Coast | Amad | Sunderland | Championship | 20 years, 174 days | |
| January | 2022.232023 | England | Junior Tchamadeu | Colchester United | League Two | 19 years, 41 days | |
| February | 2022.232023 | England | Alex Scott | Bristol City | Championship | 19 years, 135 days | |
| March | 2022.232023 | Iraq | Ali Al-Hamadi | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 20 years, 309 days | |
| August | 2023.242023 | England | Jonathan Rowe | Norwich City | Championship | 20 years, 124 days | |
| September | 2023.242023 | England | Louie Barry | Stockport County | League Two | 20 years, 102 days | |
| October | 2023.242023 | England | Max Dean | Milton Keynes Dons | League Two | 19 years, 253 days | |
| November | 2023.242023 | England | Tyler Morton | Hull City | Championship | 21 years, 31 days | |
| December | 2023.242023 | England | Bailey Cadamarteri | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship | 18 years, 237 days | |
| January | 2023.242024 | England | Ronnie Edwards | Peterborough United | League One | 20 years, 310 days | |
| February | 2023.242024 | Republic of Ireland | Emmanuel Adegboyega | Walsall | League Two | 20 years, 167 days | |
| March | 2023.242024 | Wales | Joe Taylor | Lincoln City | League One | 21 years, 135 days | |
| April | 2023.242024 | Portugal | Fábio Carvalho | Hull City | Championship | 21 years, 245 days | |
| August | 2024.252024 | England | Louie Barry | Stockport County | League One | 21 years, 72 days | |
| September | 2024.252024 | England | Chris Rigg | Sunderland | Championship | 17 years, 105 days | |
| October | 2024.252024 | England | Nathan Lowe | Walsall | League Two | 19 years, 44 days | |
| November | 2024.252024 | Scotland | Ben Doak | Middlesbrough | Championship | 19 years, 20 days | |
| December | 2024.252024 | England | Miles Leaburn | Charlton Athletic | League One | 21 years, 34 days | |
| January | 2024.252025 | England | Jamie Donley | Leyton Orient | League One | 20 years, 29 days | |

## Awards won by division

Up to and including the January 2025 award.
| Division | Wins |
| Championship | 49 |
| League One | 48 |
| League Two | 33 |

## Awards won by nationality

Up to and including the January 2025 award.
| Country | Wins |
| England | 103 |
| Wales | 5 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Nigeria | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Iraq | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| United States | 1 |

## Awards won by club

Up to and including the January 2025 award.
| Club | Wins |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 6 |
| Bristol City | 5 |
| Norwich City | 5 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 4 |
| Hull City | 4 |
| Peterborough United | 4 |
| Walsall | 4 |
| Watford | 4 |
| Barnsley | 3 |
| Birmingham City | 3 |
| Blackpool | 3 |
| Bradford City | 3 |
| Bristol Rovers | 3 |
| Charlton Athletic | 3 |
| Leeds United | 3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 |
| Reading | 3 |
| Sunderland | 3 |
| Swindon Town | 3 |
| Chesterfield | 2 |
| Colchester United | 2 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2 |
| Exeter City | 2 |
| Fulham | 2 |
| Ipswich Town | 2 |
| Leyton Orient | 2 |
| Lincoln City | 2 |
| Luton Town | 2 |
| Middlesbrough | 2 |
| Newport County | 2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 |
| Sheffield United | 2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 |
| Stockport County | 2 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 |
| Brentford | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 |
| Burnley | 1 |
| Burton Albion | 1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1 |
| Derby County | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1 |
| Grimsby Town | 1 |
| Hartlepool United | 1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 |
| Leicester City | 1 |
| Millwall | 1 |
| Morecambe | 1 |
| Notts County | 1 |
| Oxford United | 1 |
| Port Vale | 1 |
| Rochdale | 1 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1 |
| Southend United | 1 |
| Stevenage | 1 |
| Sunderland | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 |